In Rajasthan, teenager Payal Jangid defied tradition by refusing her child marriage at 15. Her courageous act sparked a movement, transforming her into a prominent young voice advocating against child ...

A law intended to stamp out child marriage may have had the opposite effect and lead to an increase, new research by King's College London shows. The study is published in The Journal of Law, ...

The vision of a child bride is a deeply foreign concept to most Americans. Underage marriage is regarded by most as an abroad problem, or the type of detestable horror committed by isolated malcontent ...

An initiative of Just Rights for Children launches worldwide 100 Days of Action on International Human Rights Day to galvanize support towards ending child marriage. JRC, led by child rights activist ...

Narrated by Courtney Stodden herself, “I Was a Child Bride: The Courtney Stodden Story,” premieres today, Saturday, Sept. 27, at 8 p.m. Eastern. The Lifetime original film is also available to watch ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A young Iraqi girl who has reached the age of wearing a hijab, is clothed in the head covering worn by many Muslim women for the ...

ONGOLE: Prakasam district authorities recently identified and broke up a child marriage performed in a village in Gudluru ...

KENDRAPARA: At least four officials of the Child Helpline suffered injuries after they were allegedly assaulted while ...